Thelecythara mucronata

Species of gastropod

Thelecythara mucronata

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Conoidea
Family:  | Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:  | Thelecythara
Species:  |

T. mucronata

Binomial name
Thelecythara mucronata

(Guppy, 1896)

Synonyms[1]

Cythara mucronata Guppy, 1896

Thelecythara mucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

## Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm.

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## Distribution[edit]

T. mucronata can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the coast of Texas south to Brazil.[2] Fossils were found in Pliocene strata of Jamaica, age range : 3.6 to 2.588 Ma.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Thelecythara mucronata (Guppy, 1896). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 March 2010.
2. ^ Tunnell, John W., Jr., Felder, Darryl L., & Earle, Sylvia A., eds. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, Volume 1: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, 2009. 667.
3. ^ Fossilworks: Thelecythara mucronata

## External links[edit]

* Rosenberg G., Moretzsohn F. & García E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
* "Thelecythara mucronata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers

Thelecythara mucronata|

* Wikidata: Q3173647
* Fossilworks: 107482
* GBIF: 2303685
* iNaturalist: 255070
* IRMNG: 11278074
* ITIS: 568368
* OBIS: 420365
* SeaLifeBase: 1859
* WoRMS: 420365

Cythara mucronata|

* Wikidata: Q109556477
* CoL: 6BY6M
* GBIF: 8756153
* WoRMS: 1055362

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